AltWeeklies Wire
Chuck Snow & the Lo-Fi Cowboys Go for the Garagenew

There's a video on YouTube that captures Chuck Snow at the now-defunct Deluxe Tavern, singing the Replacements' "Unsatisfied" with his former band, the Autono. What's interesting about it is how Snow totally nails it.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Moon Walk: Art of the Cosmos Unveils a Creative Look at Explorationnew
"I think in a way, art and science come from similar kinds of sensibilities, in terms of discovery and in terms of pushing our known boundaries," says Blake Milteer, curator of a new exhibit of space art.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
12-17-2009 |
Art
Gene Trindl's Photos Give Glimpses of the Golden Age of Televisionnew
Best-known for producing more than 200 covers for TV Guide, Trindl shot an overwhelming number of Hollywood's elite during his lifetime.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
12-17-2009 |
Art
Winter worries in Tent Citynew
Colorado Springs' Tent City teems with serious problems: illness, garbage, dangerous situations. But at this point, remedies are few.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-17-2009 |
Housing & Development
What's the Story With all Those Tents Downtown?new
The day I met Korrina Fisher, it was so blasted cold that your saliva froze on your front teeth. Korrina came out from a back room at the homeless center and sat down. She put her hands together in her lap, hunched over, hung her head, and peered over at me with her blue eyes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-17-2009 |
Housing & Development
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Has One More Year to Save Itselfnew
Time is ticking away. You can almost feel it in the ancient halls, reverberating off the intricate metal bars of the old elevator, graying the faces of the bright wall murals. One year.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-17-2009 |
Education
A Whiskey Still Maker Talks Copper, Spirits and the Lawnew
The whiskey stills The Colonel builds are undoubtedly art. For a gadget geek like me, there is a loveliness to The Colonel's creations that is not unlike the loveliness of a tumbler of good whiskey.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
12-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
Man Up: Another Side to the Domestic Violence Storynew
Publicly, Joshua Gonze supports a controversial cause known as “fathers’ rights.” Less known is that for years, Gonze has been able to suppress and counter domestic abuse claims made by two former spouses.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
12-17-2009 |
Children & Families
'Manual of Trickery and Deception' Not Nearly So Intriguingnew

The title is misleading because John Mulholland’s essay (on how the CIA could exploit conjurers’ tricks for covert purposes) isn’t a “manual of deception." Most of the essay is about one thing: how to secretly drop poison into a bad guy’s drink.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Rick Lax |
12-17-2009 |
Nonfiction
A Handy Guide to Surviving a Celebrity Scandalnew
You were getting your typical Saturday night drink and dance on at the club when suddenly you were swept into the VIP section and into the toned, tanned arms of a celebrity. One thing led to another and pretty soon you were the booty call on his speed dial. What to do?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jack Colton and Xania Woodman |
12-17-2009 |
Comedy
Before the Cheesecake Factory, Arlington Was Home to Storied Punk Residencesnew

Collin Crowe, 26, the guitarist for Buildings, was among the final tenants of Kansas House, a tiny single-family home on the corner of N. Kansas Street and Wilson Boulevard that was among Arlington’s last underground art spaces.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
12-17-2009 |
Music
Portland's LGBT Mormons Explain Who They Are, What They Wantnew

Jason Giles, leader of the Portland chapter of LGBT Mormon group Affirmation, says Portland's gay Mormon community is more robust, cohesive, and visible than in similar cities like San Francisco.
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
12-17-2009 |
LGBT
The Last Frontier: Portugal. The Man Are Like No Othernew
In lieu of resting on the crutch of their regional association, the band turned the calendar pages of 2009 by recording a pair of albums—The Satanic Satanist, their most successful release to date, and American Ghetto, due out next spring.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Ghetto, Portugal. The Man
New Venture Capital Plan Aims to Grow Clean Tech Jobsnew
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Rock Clapper wants to turn green cards into green jobs in Marina. Clapper is applying to make the city a hub for a foreign national investment fund that could grow to $75 million and create 1,500 jobs.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
12-17-2009 |
Environment
When Will Medical Marijuana Get the High Sign in Monterey County?new
Daniel Maniscalco dreams of getting off the road and opening Monterey County’s first medical pot storefront. “I want to provide medical marijuana patients the medicines their doctors recommend,” he says.
Monterey County Weekly |
Robin Urevich |
12-17-2009 |
Drugs